Security

How do I login for the first time?

Alan_Bradley
Path Finder

The username and password that I created when I registered to download the product doesn't seem to work. How do I login to the product?

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2 Solutions

Lionel
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

The default credentials are: Login: admin password: changeme

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matt
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

The default username and password for a new Splunk install is

user: admin 
password: changeme

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jawaharas
Motivator

Alternatively, you can reset the password using below command

splunk edit user admin -password newpassword
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BunnyHop
Contributor

If you're using the splunk free version, the GUI does not prompt you for a login.

matt
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

The default username and password for a new Splunk install is

user: admin 
password: changeme

Lionel
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

The default credentials are: Login: admin password: changeme

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